Arthralgia - What is Arthralgia?

Arthralgia (from Greek ''arthro-'', joint + ''-algos'', pain) literally means ''joint pain''; it is a symptom of injury, infection, illnesses (in particular arthritis) or an allergic reaction to medication.

According to MeSH, the term "arthralgia" should only be used when the condition is non-inflammatory, and the term "arthritis" should be used when the condition is inflammatory.

Associated conditions include:

• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Acute Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• ADHD
• Atypical pneumonia
• Behçet's disease
• Celiac disease or Coeliac disease
• Chikungunya
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
• Coccidioidomycosis
• Community-acquired pneumonia
• Crohn's disease
• Dengue fever
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Erythema nodosum
• Fibromyalgia
• Hemochromatosis
• Henoch-Schonlein purpura
• Hepatitis
• Hyperimmunoglobinemia D with recurrent fever
• Hypermobility syndrome
• Hypothyroidism
• Kawasaki disease
• Lupron Treatment
• Lupus erythematosus
• Lyme disease
• Malaria
• Meningitis
• Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
• Morgellons disease
• Multiple myeloma
• Neutrophil granulocyte
• Pharyngitis
• Pneumonia
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Psoriasis
• Rheumatic Fever
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever
• Ross River virus
• Sarcoidosis
• Scleroderma
• Sjögren's syndrome
• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome or Toxic epidermal necrolysis
• Takayasu's arteritis
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
• Toxic shock syndrome
• Trichinosis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Waldenström macroglobulinemia
• Whipple disease

Further Reading

• Arthralgia Causes
• Arthralgia Treatments

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